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Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials - Summary
(2010)
This report prepared by the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management assesses best available science on the environmental and resource impacts of production and consumption. The assessment report identifies ...
Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials
(2010)
This report focuses not on the effects of environmental pressure, but on its causes. It describes pressures as resulting from economic activities. These activities are pursued for a purpose, to satisfy consumption. ...
Metal Stocks in Society: Scientific Synthesis
(2010)
The continued increase in the use of metals over the twentieth century has led to a substantial shift from geological resource base to metal stocks in society. This report reviews the relevant literature on this topic. ...
Sierra Leone Environment, Conflict and Peace-building Assessment
(UNEP, 2010)
The Sierra Leone Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Assessment examines how environmental governance and natural resource management will play a vital role in undertaking Sierra Leone's Agenda for Change. Given the ...
High mountain glaciers and climate change: challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation
(UNEP, 2010)
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent complexity and variation, there are clear overall trends indicating global ...
State of environment: information networking in Rwanda
(UNEP, 2010)
During the preparation of the first Rwanda State of Environment and Outlook in 2009, it became evident that there is a lack of reliable core datasets and indicators on the environment. As such there is need for improved ...
State of play for sustainable buildings in India
(UNEP, 2010)
This report on the
Sustainable travel in the United Nations
(2010)
This report seeks to provide guidance on what UN and organizations can do to improve sustainability of their travel, and in particular how to reduce their travel related climate footprints. The report provides an overall ...
Guidelines on education policy for sustainable built environments
(UNEP, 2010)
The outcome of this synthesis is a suite of learning aims, strategies and case-study curricula that can empower people to transform cities, towns and villages into eco-settlements. The framework also guides and informs the ...
Africa water Atlas
(UNEP, 2010)
This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more ...